Bling Debut PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uolevi Jurvanslummi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vader comes to the ring accompanied by Imperial March. Jurvanslummi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Elmo song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Uolevi Jurvanslummi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Vader
vs
Jurvanslummi

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lord Vader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uolevi Jurvanslummi!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader fails with the takedown.

Jurvanslummi tries to keep at a distance but Vader has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vader throws an elbow but it misses.
Jurvanslummi jumps guard but Vader stands there with Jurvanslummi around his waist. Jurvanslummi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vader misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jurvanslummi.
Jurvanslummi jumps guard but Vader stands there with Jurvanslummi around his waist. Jurvanslummi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jurvanslummi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lord Vader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uolevi Jurvanslummi.

Vader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Vader shoots in and bounces Jurvanslummi off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Vader prevents Jurvanslummi from getting back to his feet.
Vader preventing the sweep.
Jurvanslummi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Vader stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jurvanslummi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurvanslummi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Vader fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jurvanslummi, pushing him back against the ropes.

Vader breaks from the clinch.
Vader dodges the punch combination from Jurvanslummi.
Jurvanslummi circles away from the clinch attempt.

Vader shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jurvanslummi wants to hit a switch here but Vader passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jurvanslummi there!
Jurvanslummi tries to reverse the position but Vader maintains control.
Vader controlling from the full mount.

Vader get's back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vader moves into the clinch successfully.
Vader tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jurvanslummi looking to slow down the pace here.
Jurvanslummi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jurvanslummi looks gassed!

Vader breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jurvanslummi.
Vader avoids the head kick by Jurvanslummi.
Jurvanslummi just misses with a punch to the body.

Vader drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Jurvanslummi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vader's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Vader! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Jurvanslummi has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lord Vader!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Versace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Versace has chosen Eminems "Crack A Bottle" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Peter Howard had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Howard
vs
Versace

200 cm
18
207 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Versace!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Versace clinches with his opponent.

Versace wants the takedown. Howard is fighting it off but Versace persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Howard's guard against the ropes.
Howard is looking to sweep but instead, Versace has passed into half guard.
Versace trying to control the action but Howard is working from the bottom.
Versace passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Howard!
Howard tries to hold on but Versace postures up.

Versace has hold of Howard's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Howard manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Versace working Howard over with strikes here.
Howard is breathing heavily.

Versace is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Howard is surviving well by controlling Versace's body position as best he can.
Versace fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard is in a horrible position here. Versace smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Howard is rocked!

It looks like Peter Howard has been cut.

Versace working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Howard looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Versace! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marko Versace!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabe Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander comes to the ring accompanied by Star Wars "Imperial March". We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Alexander
vs
Bell

185 cm
19
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
18
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gaius Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabe Bell!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander tries to clinch there but Bell circles away.
Alexander doesn't manage to clinch there - Bell circles away.
Bell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alexander's waist but Alexander gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bell off to one side.
Gaius Alexander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexander tries to clinch but Bell is having none of it.

Alexander bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Alexander decides to stand back up. Alexander steps back and let's Bell get back to his feet.

Alexander shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bell's guard.

Bell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alexander accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alexander throwing strikes but missing.
Alexander forces his way into half guard.
Bell looks gassed!
Alexander not doing much here.
Alexander wants to pass the guard but Bell is defending well.
Alexander thows a huge punch but Bell dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Alexander there.
Bell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell taking some punishment here, with Alexander in his half guard.
Alexander is thwarting Bell's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Alexander blocks the strikes from Bell.
Alexander sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bell defending well though.
Bell trying to hold on to Alexander's head to control him but Alexander postures up.
Bell manages to get to full guard.
Alexander with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alexander trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alexander looks to score with a jab to the body but Bell is just out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alexander.
Bell shoots in and drives through. Alexander sprawls well.
Alexander throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alexander changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Alexander throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bell tries to buck Alexander off but Alexander is having none of it.
Alexander scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bell regains half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alexander prevents Bell from improving his position.
Alexander throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Alexander there.
Bell regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alexander wants to pass the guard but Bell is keeping the position.
Alexander working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Alexander stands up from Bell's guard - Alexander perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bell tries to clinch but Alexander moves out of range.
Bell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexander misses with a head kick.
Bell throws a wild body kick that Alexander sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alexander circles away.
Gaius Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabe Bell.
Alexander scoring well with a low kick there.

Alexander has closed the distance and engaged Bell in a clinch.
Bell is working for takedown but Alexander is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alexander drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bell gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Alexander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Alexander clinches.

Alexander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bell blocks the body kick.
Bell blocks a head kick by Alexander.
Alexander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alexander rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alexander throws a head kick that misses.
Bell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alexander.
Alexander misses with an uppercut. Bell saw that one coming.

Alexander shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee warns Bell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alexander landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bell?
Bell tries to reverse the position but Alexander maintains control.
Alexander lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alexander scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bell?
Alexander with the ground and pound from mount.
Bell can't escape the position.
Alexander with shots to the head and body - Bell looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alexander landing strikes from the mount and Bell is in trouble!
Bell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alexander working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaius Alexander dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaius Alexander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good shot there by Bell.
Bell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alexander's waist but Alexander gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bell off to one side.
Bell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alexander tries a head kick but it misses.
Bell has his takedown stuffed
and Alexander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Bell drives through with a takedown into guard.

Bell stands up from Alexander's guard - Bell perhaps looking for a knockout.
A head kick misses from Alexander.

Alexander has closed the distance and engaged Bell in a clinch.

Alexander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alexander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bell is breathing heavily.
Alexander misses with a takedown
and Bell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alexander throws a sloppy head kick and Bell moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell throws a head kick but Alexander moves out of range.

Alexander shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Alexander was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alexander is landing with some decent strikes but Bell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bell is looking to improve his position but Alexander isn't that keen on the idea.
Bell wants to control but Alexander is having none of it.
Alexander looking to finish Bell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bell!
The referee warns Bell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bell working to try and regain half guard.
Alexander has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bell's face.
Bell working to try and regain half guard.
Alexander breaks from Bell's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alexander cracks Bell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Bell is rocked!

It looks like Gabe Bell has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexander scoring with strikes but Bell is staying in there.
Bell is still in real trouble! Can Alexander finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Alexander is landing with some decent strikes but Bell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Alexander scoring with strikes but Bell is staying in there.
Alexander is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bell can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Alexander landing punches.
Alexander looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Alexander scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Alexander with a couple of short strikes.
Alexander lands with some strikes.
Alexander landing strikes from the mount and Bell is in trouble!
Alexander lands a big shot there that rocks Bell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bell working to try and regain half guard.
Alexander dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Alexander.
Alexander scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bell?
Alexander with the ground and pound from mount.
Alexander landing punches.
Alexander scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bell?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander landing shots from mount.
Bell is looking to get to half guard.
Bell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Alexander breaks from Bell's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Alexander working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexander is landing with some decent strikes but Bell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Alexander lands a heavy elbow.
Alexander lands a big shot there that rocks Bell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Alexander postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bell looks a forlorn figure.
Alexander lands a heavy elbow.
Alexander scoring with strikes but Bell is staying in there.
Alexander dominating with strikes here.
Alexander lands a nice shot to the head.
Alexander landing strikes from the mount and Bell is in trouble!
Alexander lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bell hang on?
Bell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alexander dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander lands with some strikes.
Alexander landing strikes from the mount.
Alexander lands a nice shot to the head.
Alexander is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bell can do to turn this around?
Alexander postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bell looks a forlorn figure.
Alexander is landing with some decent strikes but Bell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Alexander working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Alexander lands a big elbow.
Alexander raining down shots from the mount!
Alexander landing shots from mount.
Alexander lands a big elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Alexander cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bell is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alexander connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Alexander punishing his opponent with strikes.
Alexander scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Alexander postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bell looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaius Alexander dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabe Bell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Alexander throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Bell crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gaius Alexander!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Flannery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Gabbana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flannery comes to the ring accompanied by Jump Around. Gabbana has chosen Def Leppards "Pour some sugar on me" as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Flannery
vs
Gabbana

200 cm
19
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mick Flannery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donnie Gabbana!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabbana keeps the fight on the outside.
Gabbana misses the shot to the body.
Donnie Gabbana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gabbana moves into the clinch.
Gabbana tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Flannery tries to break the clinch but Gabbana is controlling the position.

Gabbana breaks the clinch.
Flannery shoots in for a takedown but Gabbana shows good takedown defense.
Flannery tries to clinch up.
Flannery clinches but Gabbana breaks the clinch
and Gabbana counters with a three punch combo that has Flannery backing up. Flannery nods at Gabbana to acknowledge the strikes.
Flannery doesn't manage to clinch there - Gabbana circles away.

Flannery closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gabbana striking from half guard on the bottom.
Gabbana manages to get to full guard.
Gabbana looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flannery is one step ahead there.
Gabbana trying to control the position.
Flannery working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gabbana throwing short punches from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabbana tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gabbana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flannery.
Gabbana wants to sweep here but Flannery controlling him for the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Flannery takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gabbana throws a one two combo.

It looks like Mick Flannery has been cut.
Gabbana looks gassed!
Gabbana scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gabbana!
Flannery has his takedown stuffed
and Gabbana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gabbana misses with an uppercut.
Gabbana keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mick Flannery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flannery takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flannery lands with a right that hurts Gabbana. Gabbana looks to clinch but Flannery throws a short knee that drops Gabbana. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Mick Flannery!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Silverman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joonas Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joonas Saarinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silverman
vs
Saarinen

201 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Infliction Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Silverman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joonas Saarinen!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Silverman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silverman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silverman shoots in for a takedown but Saarinen shows good takedown defense.
Jab from Silverman.

Saarinen is rocked!

Silverman tries to keep at a distance but Saarinen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silverman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silverman takes a knee right on the jaw!

Silverman jumps guard.
Silverman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silverman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saarinen wanted to stand there but Silverman had control of the position.
Saarinen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Saarinen is posturing up here but Silverman has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Saarinen tries to roll out but it's too tight and Saarinen has to tap! Slick submission there by Silverman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Silverman!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jukka Peltonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Kostroff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peltonen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kotiteollisuus - Kuolemajärvi. Alex Kostroff will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Peltonen
vs
Kostroff

186 cm
21
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jukka Peltonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Kostroff!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostroff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peltonen tries to clinch but Kostroff moves out of range.
Peltonen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kostroff stuffs the takedown.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Peltonen.
Kostroff is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Peltonen is controlling him well.
Peltonen trying to control the position but Kostroff is working away.
Kostroff is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Peltonen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Peltonen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kostroff, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostroff prevents Peltonen from improving position.
Kostroff is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Peltonen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Peltonen has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Peltonen wants to finish this one by submission but Kostroff is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Peltonen.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Peltonen is breathing heavily.
Kostroff is trying to stand up.
Peltonen looking to control but Kostroff is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kostroff really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Peltonen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kostroff is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kostroff is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Peltonen content just to control the position here.
Kostroff wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Peltonen fails to take his opponent's back.

Peltonen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kostroff manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kostroff tries to clinch up

and Peltonen counters with a shoot takedown. Kostroff fights it but they end up in guard.
Peltonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kostroff is keeping the position for now.
Kostroff wants to stand up but Peltonen is controlling him.
Peltonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kostroff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kostroff is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Kostroff wriggles free and stands up.
A combination from Kostroff does no damage.
Kostroff lands with a straight right. Peltonen didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kostroff manages to avoid it.
Peltonen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jukka Peltonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kostroff misses with an uppercut

and Peltonen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kostroff's guard now.
Peltonen trying to control but Kostroff is working from the bottom.
Peltonen stays in close to Kostroff's body and controls the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peltonen passes Kostroff's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Peltonen is tying to control. Kostroff wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Peltonen is looking for a kimura but Kostroff is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Peltonen to get the leverage.

Peltonen wants to work for an arm triangle but Kostroff is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Peltonen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kostroff blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peltonen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jukka Peltonen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Peltonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peltonen is looking to clinch but Kostroff is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peltonen.
Peltonen slips a jab and a cross from Kostroff.
Peltonen shoots in but Kostroff avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kostroff misses with a hook

and Peltonen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Peltonen trying to control but Kostroff is working from the bottom.
Peltonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Kostroff has wrist control.
Peltonen advances position into side control!

Peltonen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Peltonen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peltonen prevents Kostroff from escaping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltonen is looking to take a break and control but Kostroff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peltonen scoring with punches and elbows.
Peltonen advances to mount.
Peltonen lands with some strikes.
Peltonen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Peltonen won't let Kostroff get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Peltonen is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Kostroff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kostroff closes the distance looking to clinch

and Peltonen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kostroff!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peltonen wants to take Kostroff's back here but Kostroff is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Kostroff is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Peltonen has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Peltonen is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Kostroff covering up well under a barage of strikes.

Kostroff is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Kostroff throws a series of punches but Peltonen moves out of range.
Jukka Peltonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kostroff moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kostroff lands with an overhand left.
Kostroff clinches but Peltonen breaks the clinch
and Peltonen counters with a one-two to the body.
Peltonen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jukka Peltonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Peltonen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kostroff is not content to let Peltonen control the position.
Kostroff is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostroff prevents Peltonen from moving into mount.
Kostroff tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.

Peltonen working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Kostroff looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Peltonen! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jukka Peltonen!
Jukka Peltonen is the new lightweight champion!

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FIGHT
RATING
44%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Manne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Duncan
vs
Manne

211 cm
22
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derrick Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Per Manne!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Manne or perhaps it was just good defense by Duncan which made him look bad.
Manne closes this distance looking for a takedown but Duncan circles away.
Duncan is looking to clinch.
Duncan tries to clinch but Manne moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duncan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Manne tries for a takedown. No joy.
Derrick Duncan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Per Manne.
Duncan lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Per Manne has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Duncan as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Duncan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A knee to the head by Duncan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Manne tries for a takedown. No joy.
Manne goes for a takedown attempt but Duncan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Manne shoots in for a takedown but Duncan shows good takedown defense.
Duncan looks to clinch

and Manne counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Manne happy to just control the position for now.

Manne thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Manne looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manne controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Duncan pushes Manne away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Manne gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manne happy to just control the position for now.
Duncan is not content to let Manne control the position.

Manne is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Duncan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Duncan pushes Manne away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Manne gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Duncan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Manne.

Manne tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Manne trying to control the action but Duncan is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Per Manne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Per Manne's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Manne circles away from the clinch attempt

and Manne counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Manne.
Manne is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Manne trying to control but Duncan is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manne is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Manne has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Despite being in the dominant position, Per Manne just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Duncan clinches but Manne breaks the clinch

and Manne counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Manne thows a big elbow that misses.
Duncan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Manne looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manne showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Duncan wants to stand but Manne is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manne passes Duncan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Duncan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Manne on the ground.

Manne is trying to work for a kimura but Duncan is defending well.
Manne is breathing heavily.
Manne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duncan keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Manne moves nicely into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Manne tries for a kimura but Duncan is defending well.
Duncan tries to escape but Manne is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Per Manne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Per Manne's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Duncan tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Manne counters by clinching up.
Manne tries for a takedown. No joy.
Manne wants a takedown.
Manne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Duncan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Derrick Duncan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Per Manne.
Manne circles away from the clinch attempt

and Manne counters by moving into the clinch.
Manne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Manne can't get the takedown.
Manne is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Duncan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Duncan.
Manne dodges an elbow strike from Duncan.
Manne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Duncan is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan lands a hook that snaps the head of Manne backwards.

Manne gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Duncan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manne controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Manne wants to pass the guard but Duncan is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manne stays in close to Duncan's body and controls the position.
Manne's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Manne trying to control the position from guard on top but Duncan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manne forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, if Manne is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Manne works his way into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Manne working for a guillotine from mount but Duncan is in no mood to give up.
Manne tries to control but Duncan wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manne controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Per Manne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Manne winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Per Manne!